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F. W. GROTH. SURGICAL POROBPS.

No. 430,849. Patented June 24, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK IV. GROTH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SURGICAL FORCEPS.

:EIPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,849, dated June24, 1890.

Application filed April 3, 1890- Serial No. 346,431. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

3c it known that I, FREDERICK W. GEoTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago,Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Surgical Applicators and Forceps, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of myinvention is to provide an instri'lment by means whereofpoultices or medicinal applications may be applied to the interior ofthe vagina or uterus, and provided with forceps or tongs grasping andremoving such applications or other matterthat it may be desired toextract; and the invention consists in the features and details ofconstruction.

In the drawings, Figure l is a central longitudinal section of myimproved applicator and forceps, showing the plunger and forcepsretracted and the latter closed; and Fig. 2, a similar view with theplunger pushed and the forceps extended and open.

A is the tube or cylinder of the applicator; A, an enlarged cavity inthe end thereof; B, a plunger; 15, the operating-rod; C, a knob orhandle; I) D, forceps or tongs; (Z (Z, the handle thereof; E, a spring;and F, a knob on the end of the handle (Z. The tube A is made of anysuitable material-such as hard rubberand preferably in theform shown inthe drawings. At one end thereof the bore is enlarged to form a chamberA, and in this chamber is placed a plunger B. To this plunger isfastened a rod B,provided with a knob or handle 0, for convenience inmoving the plunger back and forth. The plunger and red are made in atubular form, as shown, and inthem is placed a pair of forceps or tongs.These consist of a rod (Z, of any suitable material, split at one end,as shown, to form the jaws of the tongs D D. A bar G is fastened acrossthe end of the plunger, passing between the tongs, and spreading oropening them as the rod is pushed forward, as hereinafter described. Tothe other end of the rod (Z is secured a knob F. Around this red isplaced a coiled spring E, abutting, as shown, against the knob F at oneend, and against the end of a cavity formed in the knob O at the other.\Vhen pressure is applied to the knob F, the spring will be compressedand the rod 61 pushed forward, carrying with it the tongs D D. As thesemove forward, they Will be opened bymeans of the bar G. If the pressurebe taken off, the rod and tongs Will be carried back by means of theresiliency of the spring, the tongs being closed by contacting with theinterior of the plunger.

In using the device, any medicine, poultice, or other application isplaced in the cavity A, and the instrument having been inserted into thevagina, the plunger is pushed forward, expelling the poultice, &c.,leaving it in the place desired to be reached. 'lo remove the poultice,&c., or any other matter that may be necessary to extract from thevagina or uterus, the instrument is inserted, and pressure being appliedto the knob F, the forceps will be pushed outand opened, as abovedescribed. The matter or substance may be grasped by the forceps, andthe knob being released, the forceps will hold firmly, and the poulticeor other substance may be drawn out.

I claim- In an instrument of the class described, the combination of atube A, provided with a cavity to receive an external application, atubular plunger and rod, means for moving the same back and forth in thetube A, a pair of forceps inside of such plunger and rod, and meanswhereby such forceps are moved forward and opened and then retracted andclosed, substantially as described.

FREDERICK W. GROTH. Witnesses:

THos. A. BANNING, SAMUEL E. HIBBEN.

